This is certainly a problem. In my Gargi College workshop I made all the newbies rename their photos before uploading. I explained to them that the same file nane is very likely to be there, uploaded by some one else, if the camera being used is same and the numbering will be same too. This may even be added to the Tutorial. Gita Mathur
On Feb 26, 3:52 am, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, interesting problem.... > > What if, as a workaround, they name the photos: Chile Name_FotoName? > > - Randy > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:03 AM, NELLIE DEUTSCH < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Declan, > > I share your concerns. I think facilitators should stress the importance of > > name giving as they would a child. Facilitators should perhaps suggest > > participants collaborate when deciding on the best names for their images > > and files. > > Any suggestions on how to teach students on best practices in naming their > > images and files? > > Warm wishes, > > Nellie Deutsch > > Doctoral Student > > Educational Leadership > > Curriculum and Instruction > >http://www.wikieducator.org/EL4C21 > >http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Nelliemuller > > skype:nelliedeutschmuller > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Declan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hi folks, > > >> I don't know how big this problem is, but students of mine have used > >> fairly simple names for files such as 'me.jpg' and 'handout.png' and > >> saved them to the root directory. In some cases they have > >> inadvertently overwritten other files; their files have have been over > >> written by others. A look at the history of this file(not one of my > >> students) illustrates the problem: > > >>http://www.wikieducator.org/Image:Picture.jpg > > >> It was actually rather amusing to see someone's profile picture gazing > >> fondly at us from the middle of a lesson plan, but probably something > >> we could have avoided if the uploader had heeded the message on the > >> upload screen (my students have been guilty of ignoring that message > >> also). > > >> Suggestions: > >> **I suggest that workshop and classroom facilitators (like myself) > >> emphasize using unique and specific names for files. > >> **Perhaps we should consider having images as sub pages of wiki pages > >> rather than using the typical flat structure of the wiki; is there a > >> way to modify the upload page such that file names default to being > >> sub pages of the page from which the upload option was launched? > > >> Finally, perhaps this is a sufficiently rare problem that it can be > >> ignored? > > >> Cheers, > > >> Declan > > -- > ________________ > Randy Fisher > * Change/Transition & Program/Project Support > * Stakeholder Engagement, Collaboration & Performance > * Community Building & Organization Development > * eLearning & eCoaching > * Open Source & Open Education > > + 1 604.684.2275 > [email protected] > > http://www.wikieducator.org- Member, WikiEducator Community > Councilhttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher > > * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki?http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki > > Skype: wikirandy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
